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clip -Kremlin propaganda led to questions and charges that an attack in the city of Douma that killed scores of civilians was a hoax. Scott Lucas <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/government-society/departments/political-science-international-studies/staff/profiles/lucas-scott.aspx>, a journalist and professor of political science and international studies at the University of Birmingham, told us although Moscow became militarily involved in the Syrian conflict in 2015, they had a propaganda office at the presidential palace in Damascus since the beginning. “From the very start you could see how they were putting out muddled <https://twitter.com/PatrickHilsman/status/984562578801049600> story lines just to make you uncertain about what’s happening,” he told us. The White Helmets, also known by their official title Syria Civil Defense, are a non-governmental organization made up of volunteers who carry out rescue efforts in rebel-held territory while wearing small cameras. Aside from saving lives, they have been credited with documenting <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/18/syria-white-helmets-conspiracy-theories> war crimes. Thus, they are targets of frequent (but unproven and unfounded) smears that they are terrorists <https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/syrian-rescue-organization-the-white-helmets-are-terrorists/> who are staging <https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/syrian-war-victims-are-being-recycled-and-al-quds-hospital-was-never-bombed/> “false flag” attacks. Lucas told us attacking medical facilities <http://eaworldview.com/2016/10/syria-feature-russian-bombing-aleppo-al-quds-hospital/> and first responders then accusing them of terrorism is a Russian tactic, because first responders in Syria — where it’s extremely difficult and dangerous for foreign journalists to enter — are often key reporters of atrocities: The Russians would go after hospitals and first responders and the propaganda would come out that you shouldn’t trust information from White Helmets or doctors because they’re aligned with the terrorists. They were deliberately bombing the area but saying you can’t trust anyone who is reporting it. full - https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/04/12/disinformation-conspiracy-trolling-syrian-chemical-attack/#.Ws__2ypqPhk.twitter _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
